Small municipal utility districts may offer prepaid electric service
Municipal utility districts with under 100,000 customers may offer homes an opt-in prepaid electricity option, with low-balance alerts 10 days and 24 hours before shutoff and the right to return to standard billing. Prepay customers get no delinquency notice, and customers may choose electronic notices.
Who it affects
Municipal utility district customers and districts
When
This law takes effect on January 1, 2027. California laws take effect on January 1 of the year after they are signed, unless the law says otherwise.
- : Signed into law
- : This law takes effect
Official text
California AB 1945: Municipal utility districts: prepay option: termination of service.
On California Legislative Information. The official text is what counts; read it before you act.
Not legal advice. Plain-English summaries to help you find what changes and when. Not legal advice: read the official text, and ask a lawyer about your situation.